CATEGORY

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Description

Uses the subjunctive mood in all three tenses, past , present and future to make detaited description of the subject matter and/or elements seen in the artists work.

Uses the subjunctive mood in two of the three tenses to make a detailed description of most of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work.

Attempts to use the subjunctive mood in one tense to make a description of some of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work.

Does not attempt to use the subjunctive mood in any tense to make a description of the artists work. Descriptions are not detailed or complete.

Analysis

Accurately describes several dominant elements or principles used by the artist and accurately relates how they are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork.

Accurately describes a couple of dominant elements and principles used by the artist and accurately relates how these are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork.

Describes some dominant elements and principles used by the artist, but has difficulty describing how these relate to the meaning or feeling of the artwork.

Has trouble picking out the dominant elements.

Analysis

Accurately describes several dominant elements or principles used by the artist and accurately relates how they are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork.

Accurately describes a couple of dominant elements and principles used by the artist and accurately relates how these are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork.

Describes some dominant elements and principles used by the artist, but has difficulty describing how these relate to the meaning or feeling of the artwork.

Has trouble picking out the dominant elements.

Interpretation

Forms a somewhat reasonable hypothesis about the symbolic or metaphorical meaning and is able to support this with evidence from the work.

Student identifies the literal meaning of the work.

Student can relate how the work makes him/her feel personally.

Student finds it difficult to interpret the meaning of the work.